Band: W.A.S.P.
Album: The Last Command
Song: Wild Child
Copyright (c) (Capitol) (1985)
Version 1.0 - (27/01/07)
Transcribed By: Steve
Email: stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - harmonic
pb - pre bend
Tuning Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Intro
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|-11----11----9----9-11-11-11----9----9------|
|----11----11---11----(11)----11---11---11---|
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|--------------------------------------------| Rpt 10 X
Guitar 2 enters 2nd time
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------7---------------(7)-------------|
|-4---------------(4)---------------5---------------(5)-------------|
|-2---------------(2)-----------------------------------------------|
[-----------PM-----------]
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4---------------(4)------------------------------------------------------|
|-2---------------(2)------------p0-4----(4)----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-----------------------------------2----(2)----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------7---------------(7)-------------|
|-4---------------(4)---------------5---------------(5)-------------|
|-2---------------(2)-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4---------------(4)-----------------------------------------------|
|-2---------------(2)---------------4---------------(4)-------------|
|-----------------------------------2---------------(2)-------------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|-2-------|
|-0--2----|
|----0----|
Verse
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|-----------------------------------7---------------(7)-------------|
|-4---------------(4)---------------5---------------(5)-------------|
|-2---------------(2)-----------------------------------------------|
let ring out
|--------2----------------------------------------------------------|
|------3------------------------------------------------------------|
|----4-----4--------------------------------------------------------|
|-4---------------(4)-----------------------------------------------|
|-2---------------(2)---------------4---------------(4)-------------|
|-----------------------------------2---------------(2)-------------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|-7-/9----|
|-5-/7----|
|---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------7---------------(7)-------------|
|-4---------------(4)---------------5---------------(5)-------------|
|-2---------------(2)---------------5---------------(5)-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4---------------(4)-----------------------------------------------|
|-2---------------(2)---------------4---------------(4)-------------|
|-----------------------------------2---------------(2)-------------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|-7-/9----|
|-5-/7----|
|---------|
Bridge
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--------(7)---------9--------(9)-------\-------------------------|
|-5--------(5)---------7--------(7)-------\4--------(4)-------------|
|-----------------------------------------\2--------(2)-------------|
[PM] [-PM-]
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|-7--------(7)---------9--------(9)--------6------6--------|
|-5--------(5)---------7--------(7)--------4--4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-7-5-4----------|
|-------7-5-4p0--|
Chorus
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|-------------------------7--7-7-7-7/9------(9)-------|
|-4--4-------4--4---------5--5-5-5-5/7------(7)-------|
|-2--2-0-2-5-2--2-0-2-5-5-----------------------------| Rpt 4 X
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4----------------------------(2)----------------------------------|
|-2----------------------------(2)----------------------------------|
Lead fill
ph ~~~~ ~~~~ h ~~~~~~~~~~~~
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|-4b-----r-2---4-2-4-4b----r2-------------------|
|------------4----------------4-----------------|
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2nd Verse
Guitar 1 (cleanish tone) let ring out
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[---------------------------------------3---------------------------|
[-------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
[-----------------------------------0-------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2(light overdrive)
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[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------7---------------(7)-------------|
[-4---------------(4)---------------5---------------(5)-------------|
[-2---------------(2)-----------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/wasp/wild_child_tab_ver_3.html ]
Guitar 1
let ring out
[--------2----------------------------------------------------------|
[------3------------------------------------------------------------|
[----4-----4--------------------------------------------------------|
[-4---------------(4)-----------------------------------------------|
[-2---------------(2)---------------4---------------(4)-------------|
[-----------------------------------2---------------(2)-------------|
[Guitar 2
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-4---------------(4)-----------------------------------------------|
[-2---------------(2)---------------4---------------(4)-------------|
[-----------------------------------2---------------(2)-------------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|-7-/9----|
|-5-/7----|
|---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------7---------------(7)-------------|
|-4---------------(4)---------------5---------------(5)-------------|
|-2---------------(2)---------------5---------------(5)-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4---------------(4)-----------------------------------------------|
|-2---------------(2)---------------4---------------(4)-------------|
|-----------------------------------2---------------(2)-------------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|-7-/9----|
|-5-/7----|
|---------|
Rpt Bridge and Chorus
Mid 8
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|-2--------------(2)--------------4--------------(4)----------------|
|-0--------------(0)--------------4--------------(4)----------------|
|---------------------------------2--------------(2)----------------|
Guitar solo
~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ h ~~~~~~~
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|---------------------------5-----2-3p2-------------------7-----|
|-4fb----------rfb-----p2-4-------------4-2-2b------2-3-4-7-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------9-9-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[---PM-----]
|------------7--7-7-----------7-------------------------------|
|-----7-9-10--------10p9-10p9---10p9-10p9p7-------7-----------|
|-7-9---------------------------------------8-9p8----8-9p8p6--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
h h ~~~~~
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|--------------------------|
|-3-4p3-6p3-4p3------------|
|---------------4----/11\--|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
[-PM-] ~~~~~~~~~~~~
|----------------7-----------------------------14-16-17-17b-r14-17b--|
|---------7-9-10---10p9-10b----------7-9-10-12b------------------------|
|-------6--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-6-7----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-17fb--17fb--17fb-------22fb---22fb----22fb---17fb-r17p14--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-17b17p14--------------------------------\--|
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Backing for solo
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|---------------------------5-----------(5)--------------|
|---------------------------4-----------(4)--------------|
|-2-----------(2)----------------------------------------|
|-0-----------(0)----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-----------(7)-----------5------\-7-------\-------------------------|
|-7-----------(7)-----------4------\-6-------\-------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------4----------(4)-----------|
|---------------------------------------------2----------(2)-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-----------(2)-----------4-----------(4)---------------|
|-0-----------(0)-----------2-----------(2)---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7----(7)----9----(9)---------------------------------------------|
|-5----(5)----7----(7)-----4---------------(4)---------------------|
|--------------------------2---------------(2)---------------------|
Breakdown
Guitar 1
with delay with delay
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[-------------------------------------------------------------|
[---------------fade in-7----(7)---/9----(9)-----1111\--------|
[-9-9\------------------5----(5)---/7----(7)-----9-9\---------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~
[-------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2------|
~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-fade in-7----(7)---/9----(9)---------------------------------------|
|---------5----(5)---/7----(7)------4-----6-7-9-7-6-7-6--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------7-5----7br---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#
~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
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|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------6---6-7-------9br----------|
|-4-----6-7-9-7-9---9------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[---------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------|
[-4-----6--7--9--7--6--7--6-------------------|
[---------------------------7--5----7br-------|
[---------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[---------------------------------------------|
[-7-----9-10-12-10--9-10-9--------------------|
[---------------------------9--7----9br-------|
[---------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------6------6--7-------9br--------|
[-4-----6--7--9--7--9------9------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[---------------------------------------------------|
[-7-----9-10-12-10--12-14-12-14-15-------17br-------|
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Rpt Chorus to fade
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